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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
3
The article urges punctual breakfast as a key home rule, stressing meals must be ready at a set hour so the husband can begin his day well. It warns against rushed or poorly cooked meals and notes the wife’s duty to be present or have food prepared, even if the husband is irritable.
An essay notes fashion’s trend away from extreme skirts toward a restrained crinoline. The new model stiffens only the hem while skirt width remains normal, dispelling talk of ballooning silhouettes yet signaling cautious revival. The piece muses on fashion’s power to compel unlikely changes and doubts a return to the full crinoline.
In colder months the afternoon nap and the sofa rug are closely linked, though some dislike their look. New specimens use pale shades, bold designs, silk contrasts, or plain satin, with hand embroidery. A silk merchant supplied a patchwork Tug collection of bright brocades and satins.
The article surveys historic hailstorm countermeasures from bells and metal poles to hail cannons. It notes widespread belief in weather control, with Europe and Italy notably adopting device-based bombardment of clouds by 1900, despite questions of cost versus benefit.
An analytical piece surveys American self satisfaction amid competition and public scrutiny. It argues individuals seek personal gain yet accept costs for individuality, noting optimism despite systemic inequities and the open market for altruism in a capitalist society. It ponders the puzzling philanthropist as a complex figure.
A fragmented reflection notes that Americans worship money as power and cornered energy rather than as an intrinsic good, implying a critique of material zeal and its emotional cost.
An article fragment describes Chinese rebels using a linguistic test to identify Manchus or “original Chinese.” Suspects must pronounce a Word, with fate sealed after a six count. Those failing the test face deadly consequences, reflecting brutal enforcement methods.
The British Admiralty has placed an order for 200000 feet of white spruce from the Queen Charlotte Islands off British Columbia to manufacture oars for warship rowboats. The timber, once noted by North Pacific Station officers as superior, is now used exclusively for oars by His Majesty's vessels worldwide and will be shipped east by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Researchers observe a brief, continuous light when leaf sugar discs are spun on a lathe while struck softly with a hammer. The light does not come from heating and is thought to result from changes during crystallisation, suggesting possible artificial light methods yet untried.
Picton Nova Scotia born Benster Bell, 1847, educated in New Glasgow and Glasgow, served as New Glasgow mayor, Nova Scotia assembly member since 1878, provincial secretary in 1882, later moved to federal politics and was elected to the federal House of Commons in 1896.
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